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The Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award is an annual competition organised in partnership with @fpalondon.bsky.social. This year’s winner will be announced at the FPA’s Media Awards on 24 Nov in London. 🏆
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🇬🇭 Godwin Asediba | TV3 Ghana
“Troubled Morgue” exposed inhumane conditions in a major Accra mortuary, triggering public outcry, questions in parliament and funds set aside for renovation. Read Godwin Asediba’s profile: www.thomsonfoundation.org/latest/godwi...
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🇰🇪 Wangu Kanuri | Daily Nation
From classrooms that trap unbearable heat to long, blistering walks to school, Wangu shows how extreme heat harms learning and health and puts a face to the climate emergency: www.thomsonfoundation.org/latest/wangu...
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🇰🇪 Tracy Onchoke | Africa Uncensored
Her film “Blocked at the Bar” investigates why so many Kenyan law students are failing the bar exam, questioning standards and transparency. Read more: www.thomsonfoundation.org/latest/tracy...
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Key takeaway: Collaboration and transparency are the foundations of trustworthy AI adoption in journalism.

Thanks to @cnti.bsky.social & all speakers driving practical, ethical #AI use in journalism across the Western Balkans & CEE.
October 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
🏆 The winner will be announced at the Foreign Press Association Awards in London (UK) on November 24, 2025. Read more about the 12 shortlisted here: bit.ly/46x5U2N

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September 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The environmental and economic impact of illegal deep-sea trawling on coastal communities is discussed by freelance journalist Hazaran Rahim Dad writing for Prism–DAWN.com in Pakistan: www.dawn.com/news/1903744
September 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Journalist Wangu Kanuri from Daily Nation in Kenya talks to children and teachers struggling to cope at schools where extreme heat is making classrooms feel like ovens: nation.africa/kenya/health...
September 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Freelance journalist Sanket Jain examines the science behind the effects of extreme heat on brain health and the impact it’s having on outdoor workers in a story for Chemical and Engineering News: cen.acs.org/biological-c...
September 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
In Nigeria, Yakubu Mohammed from Premium Times uncovered the extent of the country’s illicit lithium trade by posing as a buyer to interact with people illegally trading on social media platforms: www.premiumtimesng.com/investigatio...
September 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Look out for more details about the other candidates on the shortlist for the Young Journalist Award 2025 🏆 in the coming days. bit.ly/46x5U2N

#TFYoungJournalist #JournalismMatters
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September 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Tracy Onchoke from Africa Uncensored in Kenya discovered serious irregularities in her investigation to find out why hundreds of law students in the country are failing bar exams: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvOs...
September 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
A human trafficking network involving public officials was exposed by journalist Julius Mbeŵe in his investigation for the Platform for Investigative Journalism Malawi. He discovered how a mother was falsely declared dead to facilitate the adoption of her children www.pijmalawi.org/show-story/t...
September 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Godwin Asediba’s investigation into appalling conditions at a hospital morgue in Ghana for TV3 helped to secure his place in the top 12 finalists. His undercover filming has been viewed millions of times online and has prompted a public debate in the country: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWGj...
September 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
An investigation by Yaqut Ali (@yaqutali.bsky.social) at The Wire in India into the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur shows the devastating impact on the lives of those forced to flee their homes and businesses which have been taken over by militant groups: thewire.in/rights/speci...
September 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Watch out for more details about the other candidates on the shortlist for the Young Journalist Award 2025 in the coming days.​ Read about all 12 here: bit.ly/46x5U2N

#TFYoungJournalist #JournalismMatters
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September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
In Ecuador, Jorge Navarrate’s investigation reveals the country’s cocaine trade and how children are working in its production. Jorge was forced to leave the country for a time after receiving death threats because of his reporting: www.youtube.com/watch?v=09B1...

#TFYoungJournalist2025
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
In Nigeria, freelance journalist Abdulrasheed Hammad speaks to the displaced parents of malnourished children for the International Center for Investigative Reporting in a harsh exposé of life for many refugees: www.icirnigeria.org/displaced-by...
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM